Company Overview

Join our team and lend your skills and experience to help our clients resolve their acquisition and contracting challenges! Acquisition Experts, LLC is a growing small business focused on supporting the federal government and commercial clients with professional services. We provide procurement, logistics and program management support services. We need more people like you. People who get energy from lending their talents to creating positive change. Every day is a new opportunity for growth and fulfillment.

Job Summary

We are seeking an Acquisition Subject Matter Experts with construction contracting experience for a full-time, on-site position with a Federal customer in Huntsville, AL. The selected candidate will provide significant support to Government-led procurement teams to develop construction and renovation solutions.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Provide guidance to contracting staff on market research to identity potential sources of supply and contract vehicles.
• Conduct research on available supplies and provide analysis of services and costs of support from different providers; determine applicability of the Economy Act.
• Review, advise, and/or independently draft acquisition plans and other related documents, including risk mitigation approaches, contracting strategies, contracting methods, cost estimation, schedule development, Independent Government Cost Estimates, etc.
• Support program offices in developing small business capability analyses.
• Assist in developing acquisition packages for quality, clarity and adherence to applicable regulations.
• Prepare source selection plans, Request for Quotes, Requests for Proposals, Invitations to Bid; ensure each solicitation includes all appropriate solicitation terms and conditions.
• Develop solicitation packages for design, construction or building renovation procurement for Federal buildings, roads, docks, security fences, etc. where standard design and specifications are developed and used.
• Collaborate with evaluation and contracting teams to formulate negotiation strategies, to include: preparation, coordination, and execution of Pre-Negotiation Objective Memorandums (POMs) and Price Negotiation Memorandums (PNMs) that detail the terms, conditions, and pricing strategy for negotiations.
• Evaluate price/cost proposals using various techniques.
• Support contract award activities for design and/or engineering services, other technical services, and technical equipment and supplies; or contracts for acquisition and installation of building equipment systems.
• Participate in negotiations to support contract modifications and changes orders to address oversights or omissions in drawings, changed requirements, new specifications, and/or changed site conditions to include major or minor building systems.
• Participate in or lead design reviews based on contractual deliverables/milestones.
• Perform post-award monitoring or contractor performance to include but not limited to: participate in negotiating delivery orders, extensions of delivery schedules, price adjustments, contract modifications and contract closeouts.
• Develop and/or train other contracting specialist in performing the full range of pre-award contracting functions that require the use of fixed-price, cost-reimbursement, or a combination of contract methods and types to procure complex construction projects or services where no contractual precedent exists.

Qualifications and Skills

• At least ten (10) years of experience developing construction procurement packages in support of the Federal Government.
• Superior written and oral communications skills.
• Experience in conducting both pre-award and post-award.
• Experience with Design/Build and Design/Bid/Build solicitations, awards, negotiations, and review of post-award contracting artifacts and deliverables.
• Experience with fixed-price, cost reimbursement, or a combination of contracting methods.
• Experience conducting negotiations during the procurement process; experience performing post-award functions and price/cost analysis.
• Experience training Construction Contracting Officers.
• Experience with FAR - Part 36 Construction and Architect - Engineering Contracts.
• Experience using Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) to record contract actions.
• Experience using the System for Award Management (SAM) to verify potential vendor’s business size and related information.
• Advance skills in the Microsoft Office Suite, particularly MS Word and Excel.

Minimum Education/Training/Certifications Required:

• Active Top Secret Clearance.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in federal contracting.
• Advance skills in the Microsoft Office Suite, particularly MS Word and Excel.

Desired Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Business (MBA) or Certified Federal Contracts Manager (CFCM) certification.
• Defense Acquisition Workforce Initiative Act (DAWIA) Contracting Level III - or - Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) Level III Contracting.
• Experience with the Unified Financial Management System (UFMS) contract writing system.

Benefits

• Excellent Salary (commensurate with experience)
• Paid Time-Off
• Retirement Plan
• Bonus Program
• Direct Deposit

Acquisition Experts, LLC employ people from diverse places, with varied experiences and world views. It is through these differences we come together to assist our clients in achieving their business goals. Acquisition Experts employees and consultants have opportunities to make immediate and positive impact in supporting our clients. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.